fallow
US /ˈfæl.oʊ/
UK /ˈfæl.oʊ/
形容詞
1.
休耕的, 不播種的
plowed and harrowed but left unsown for a period in order to restore its fertility
範例:
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The farmer decided to leave the field fallow this year.
農民決定今年讓這塊地休耕。
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Crop rotation often involves a fallow period.
輪作通常包括一個休耕期。
2.
不活躍的, 無所作為的
inactive or unproductive for a period of time
範例:
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The project lay fallow for several months due to lack of funding.
由於缺乏資金，該項目擱置了幾個月。
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He is in a fallow period of his creative career.
他正處於創作生涯的低潮期。
名詞
1.
休耕地
a piece of fallow or uncultivated land
範例:
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The cattle were grazing on the fallow.
牲畜在休耕地上吃草。
動詞
1.
使休耕
to leave land fallow for a period
範例:
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It is beneficial to fallow the soil every few years.
每隔幾年讓土地休耕是有益的。
在 Lingoland 學習這個單詞